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I created a character and started a game. A red box with a message inside appears for a second and then disappears before the game really starts. Can someone tell me what is written inside this box?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    My guess would be a zoning countdown timer due to lag. If your internet speed is good you might want to check your Proxy in the launcher options.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    I created a character and started a game. A red box with a message inside appears for a second and then disappears before the game really starts. Can someone tell me what is written inside this box?
    It could be a server not responding pop-up (not just the test at the top of the screen). That happens occasionally, especially on Tribble and the other non-live servers.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    I have this occassionally, due to lag and my satellite connection.

    It says the same thing as when you reach the edge of a map "nothing on the sensors captain, charting a course to nearest something-or-other"

    Its also sometimes accompanied by your character appearing to fall through the floor or something before snapping back and finishing the loading of the zone. The message happens because the map isn't fully loaded yet so your client "thinks" your outside the maps perimeter, but recovers a second later when it loads.

    Nothing to worry about, though you might want to check your proxy and firewall settings.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    I decided to create another character and I saw it again. Right before the first cutscene with Spock talking starts...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    I decided to create another character and I saw it again. Right before the first cutscene with Spock talking starts...

    It's probably due to lag. When you're in-game, you can check your latency.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    Yeah I rolled a new engineer the other day, I'm 90% sure its the same message.

    in the tutorial its caused because your character exists "in the background" while the movie plays, and it takes a minute for everything to load in.

    As long as its not happening EVERY time you change zones in and after the tutorial, you shouldn't worry.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    Ok, it is kind of annoying though.
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